Halloween is a great time to encourage and engage young people, to get them active, and most importantly, to have fun! Our most recent Bristol participation day took place at Tyntesfield, a National Trust property, where we went for some spooky Halloween activities. […]

Summer holidays are a great time to get outdoors and try new activities - something which we encourage all our young people to do. With this in mind, a group from the Leeds office ventured to Scarborough to participate in their third annual surfing day [...]

It's always amazing when a young person's efforts are recognised - and even more so when their efforts get published! We are incredibly proud of one of our Lancashire young people, whose short story has been published in the Young Writer’s book: ‘Crazy Creatures: Lancashire Legends’. [...]

It can be frustrating when young people get injured and they can't take part in the activities they want. Kristina, one of our Resource Workers in Bristol, took a young person for a fun day out after a frustrating summer - we think it was [...]

Swiis South Region recently hosted three exciting and fun activity and participation days, which allowed young people from across the region to enjoy new and interesting experiences. Our first day took us to the Science Museum in London after the original plan to have a [...]

Having animals in your home doesn't exclude you from being a foster carer, in fact it can help young people learn about being responsible and also be a calming influence on them. We recently went with a group of foster carers and young people to an RSPCA [...]

Alison, one of our Placement Support Workers, has seen how a young person's new found confidence with animals shows that fostering can transform a life. "On a recent day out with a young person, I was amazed at their confidence in handling the animals at [...]

Alison, one of our placement support workers, has shared a lovely story about how fostering has allowed a young person to thrive and achieve. An emotional day today of saying goodbye, but at the same time feeling ever so proud. I began working with a [...]

Our Durham office recently celebrated the amazing achievements of some of our young people. They varied from educational and sporting successes, to young people who had accomplished great things in their personal life. Everyone received a certificate and a chocolate coin in the shape of a medal. [...]

During the recent half term, our Newcastle and Darlington offices organised two days of fun and exciting activities for our young people and carers. As you can see from the picture, the weather could not have been better! We had two separate days at Quads 4 [...]